Nick Parker of the Vancouver Seafarers' Center

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Nick Parker, Director of Vancouver's Seafarers' Center, recently spent some time at the Port Newark International Seafarers' Center doing some "con ed" -- continuing education -- with SCI's pastoral…

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Stephen Polk of the Center for Maritime Education

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 week 2 days ago

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Stephen Polk, Director of SCI's Center for Maritime Education, assesses the handing of a vessel and tow on the Atchafalaya River and describes how simulator training can help improve navigational…

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Port Worker Robert Joyce

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 2 weeks 1 day ago

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Robert Joyce, who has worked at Port Newark for 50 years, shares with Archivist Johnathan Thayer his memories of visiting SCI from the 1960s through the present.

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Josh of the MV AEP Mariner

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 2 weeks 3 days ago

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Josh, a striker on the MV AEP Mariner, explains how his job works and what happens when the unexpected occurs.

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Jerry of the MV Sun Round

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 3 weeks 2 days ago

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Being a chief cook isn't about just making food -- Jerry has to prep, clean and ensure that all he meets the requirements of the budget AND the crew!

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Randy of the MV Anna C

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 month 14 minutes ago

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Working on board a towboat suffices as a job for most inland river mariners. When Randy leaves the Anna C, however, the "hard work" begins!

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Jamie of the MV Tennessee

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 month 6 days ago

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Deckhand Jamie Schumann gives MOR+G Chaplain Kempton Baldridge a tour of the various barges and their contents on board the MV Tennessee.

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Prisco Tadlip of the MV Pescara

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 month 1 week ago

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Returning to SCI-Bay Area after two years, chief cook Prisco chats with Adrienne Yee, Director of the International Maritime Center, about how to cook for a crew of 20. See Prisco's first video here:…

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Billy of the MV Bea Black

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 month 1 week ago

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The MV Bea Black has one of the cleanest, shiniest engine rooms on the river -- take a look for yourself! Billy, chief engineer, works hard to keep it that way, but he also has a little secret he…

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Sherman Teope of the MV Charlotte C. Rickmers

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 month 2 weeks ago

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Sherman, an engineer on board the Charlotte C. Rickmers, describes an amazing experience he had in the middle of the ocean.

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Ron Nesler of AEP

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 month 3 weeks ago

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Ron Nesler, a pilot with AEP River Operations, explains the difference between his former position piloting line haul vessels and his current job in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

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Jurecar Quinatadcan of the MV Ever Chivalry

by The Seamen's Church Institute / Added 1 month 3 weeks ago

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Jurecar, an AB on board the Ever Chivalry, tells SCI-Bay Area Director Adrienne Yee how he maintains fitness during his six-month contract.

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